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List of LGBT-related films of 1999

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This is a list of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer-related films released in 1999. It contains theatrically released films that deal with important gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender or queer characters or issues and may have same-sex romance or relationships as a plot device.

Films

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Title Director Country Genre Cast Notes
$30 Gregory Cooke United States Short, comedy Sara Gilbert, Erik MacArthur and Gregory Itzin A father buys his closeted son a night with a prostitute
24 Nights Kieran Turner United States Comedy Kevin Isola, Aida Turturro and Stephen Mailer
After Stonewall John Scagliotti United States Documentary
Aimée & Jaguar Max Färberböck Germany Romance, war, drama Juliane Köhler, Maria Schrader, Johanna Wokalek, Elisabeth Degen, Heike Makatsch and Detlev Buck Based on the book by Erica Fischer chronicling the lives of Lilly Wust and Felice Schragenheim during World War II
All About My Mother Pedro Almodóvar Spain
France
Drama Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz and Candela Peña
American Beauty Sam Mendes United States Drama Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper This film won the Academy Award for best picture.
Atomic Saké Louise Archambault Canada Short drama Audrey Benoit, Suzanne Clément, Noémie Godin-Vigneau
The Attack of the Giant Moussaka Panos H. Koutras Greece Comedy, sci-fi Yannis Aggelakis, Myriam Vourou, Christos Mantakas. Gregory Patrikareas, Eugene Dimitriou and Themis Bazaka
Beau travail Claire Denis France Drama Denis Lavant, Michel Subor and Grégoire Colin Based on the novella Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze United States Fantasy, comedy, drama John Cusack, Cameron Diaz and Catherine Keener John Malkovich and Charlie Sheen appear as themselves
Belle maman Gabriel Aghion France Comedy Catherine Deneuve, Line Renaud, Stéphane Audran
Beloved/Friend (Amic/Amat) Ventura Pons Spain Drama Josep María Pou, Rosa Maria Sardà, Mario Gas, David Selvas and Irene Montalà a.k.a. Beloved/Friend; based on the book Testament by Josep Maria Benet i Jornet
Below the Belt Dominique Cardona, Laurie Colbert Canada Short drama Nathalie Toriel, Cara Pifko, Tanja Jacobs
Better Than Chocolate Anne Wheeler Canada Romance, comedy Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald and Peter Outerbridge
The Big Brass Ring George Hickenlooper United States Drama William Hurt, Nigel Hawthorne, Irene Jacob, Jefferson Mays and Miranda Richardson The film's script was heavily rewritten by Hickenlooper and F. X. Feeney from a previous screenplay written in the early 1980s by Orson Welles and Oja Kodar
The Boondock Saints Troy Duffy United States Crime, drama Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco and Billy Connolly
Boys Don't Cry Kimberly Peirce United States Crime, drama Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III and Alison Folland Based on the real-life story of Brandon Teena
Burlesk King Mel Chionglo Philippines Drama Rodel Velayo, Leonardo Litton, Elizabeth Oropesa, Raymond Bagatsing and Cherry Pie Picache 2nd part of a trilogy about strippers in Manila's gay bars
But I'm a Cheerleader Jamie Babbit United States Comedy, drama Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, RuPaul, Eddie Cibrian, Wesley Mann and Richard Moll
Chutney Popcorn Nisha Ganatra United States Comedy, drama Nisha Ganatra, Jill Hennessy, Sakina Jaffrey and Madhur Jaffrey
Chill Out Andreas Struck Germany Drama Tatjana Blacher, Sebastian Blomberg and Werner Heinrichmöller
Creature Parris Patton United States Documentary Stacey "Hollywood" Dean, Filberto Ascencio, Butch Dean, Dusty Dean Documentary by Parris Patton about trans woman Stacey Hollywood; a four-year chronicle of Stacey's transformation into womanhood, life in the West Hollywood LGBT nightclub scene, and her journey from Los Angeles back home to visit her conservative Christian family in North Carolina.[1]
Cruel Intentions Roger Kumble United States Drama, thriller Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon Modern adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Deep Inside Clint Star Clint Alberta Canada Documentary
Le derrière Valérie Lemercier France Comedy Valérie Lemercier, Claude Rich, Dieudonné, Marthe Keller and Patrick Catalifo
An Early Frost Pierre Pinaud France Short, drama Amandine Sroussi, Serpentine Teyssier and Laurent Manzoni a.k.a. Gelée précoce
The Einstein of Sex: Life and Work of Dr. M. Hirschfeld Rosa von Praunheim Germany
Netherlands
History, drama Friedel von Wangenheim, Ben Becker, Wolfgang Völz, Otto Sander and Meret Becker
Election Alexander Payne United States Comedy, drama Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta
External Affairs Peter Moss Canada Drama Victor Garber, Kenneth Welsh TV movie
Fight Club David Fincher United States Drama, thriller Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, and Jared Leto Based on the novel of the same name by Chuck Palahniuk, it explores themes of homoeroticism.[2]
The Five Senses Jeremy Podeswa Canada Drama Mary-Louise Parker, Gabrielle Rose, Molly Parker, Daniel MacIvor, Philippe Volter, Nadia Litz, Brendan Fletcher, Marco Leonardi, Pascale Bussières, Paul Soles, Richard Clarkin
Flawless Joel Schumacher United States Comedy, drama Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Chris Bauer, Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Daphne Rubin-Vega
Floating William Roth United States Romance, drama Norman Reedus, Chad Lowe, Will Lyman, Sybil Temchen and Casey Affleck
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Matthew Bright United States Exploitation Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, María Celedonio
Friends & Lovers George Haas United States Romance, drama Stephen Baldwin, Danny Nucci, George Newbern, Alison Eastwood, Claudia Schiffer, Robert Downey Jr., Neill Barry, Suzanne Cryer
Full Blast Rodrigue Jean Canada Drama, musical David La Haye, Martin Desgagné, Louise Portal, Marie-Jo Thério, Patrice Godin Based on the novel L'Ennemi que je connais by Martin Pitre
Gendernauts - Eine Reise durch die Geschlechter Monika Treut Germany
United States
Documentary Sandy Stone, Texas Tomboy, Susan Stryker and Hida Viloria a.k.a. Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting Identities
Go Doug Liman United States Comedy, crime William Fichtner, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr, Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf and features Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J. E. Freeman, and Melissa McCarthy
The Green Elephant Svetlana Baskova Russia Horror Sergey Pakhomov, Vladimir Epifantsev
Happy, Texas Mark Illsley United States Crime, comedy Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker, Illeana Douglas and William H. Macy
Hit and Runway Christopher Livingston United States Comedy Michael Parducci, Peter Jacobson and Judy Prescott
I Know a Place Roy Mitchell Canada Short documentary Bob Goderre
Je vois déjà le titre Martial Fougeron France Short, drama Denis D'Arcangelo, Orazio Massaro and Michèle Moretti aka I already see the title
Just One Time Lane Janger United States Comedy Lane Janger, Joelle Carter, Guillermo Díaz and Jennifer Esposito
Laugh in the Dark Justine Pimlott Canada Documentary Gary Colwell, Don Morden, Doris Mehegan
Lola and Billy the Kid Kutlug Ataman Germany
Turkey
Drama Gandi Mukli, Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız [de], Murat Yılmaz, Inge Keller and Michael Gerber Known in German as Lola und Bilidikid
Love in the Mirror (Amor nello specchio) Salvatore Maira Italy Drama Anna Galiena, Peter Stormare and Simona Cavallari
L'un dans l'autre Laurent Larivière France Short Gérald Broclawik, François Revaclier and Isabelle Malin aka In and Out
The Matrix The Wachowskis United States Science-fiction, Action Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano The film was confirmed by Lilly to be an allegory for transgender themes, with the Matrix being a transformation. One of the characters was intended to be male in the real world and female in the Matrix.[3]
Memento Mori Kim Tae-yong, Min Kyu-dong South Korea Horror, romance, drama Lee Young-jin, Park Ye-jin, Kim Min-sun and Gong Hyo-jin
My Gentleman Friends Moze Mossanen Canada Docudrama Aron Tager, David Gardner, François Klanfer, Christina Collins
Oi! Warning Benjamin Reding, Dominik Reding Germany Drama Sascha Backhaus, Sascha Goerts, Sandra Borgmann and Jens Veith
Piglets Luc Feit, Marcus Sauermann Germany Short, comedy Andreja Schneider, Christoph Marti and Tobias Bonn aka Ferkel
The Pinco Triangle Patrick Crowe, Tristan R. Whiston Canada Drama Michael Fitzgerald, Lorraine Segato
Rites of Passage Victor Salva United States Drama, thriller Dean Stockwell, James Remar, Robert Glen Keith and Jason Behr
Second Skin Gerardo Vera Spain Romance, drama Javier Bardem, Jordi Molla, Ariadna Gil, Cecilia Roth and Mercedes Sampietro
See You in Hell, My Darling Nikos Nikolaidis Greece Drama Vicky Harris, Valeria Christodoulidou, Paschalis Tsarouhas, Nikos Kordinos and Panos Vourlamis
Set Me Free (Emporte-moi) Léa Pool Switzerland
Canada
France
Drama Karine Vanasse, Pascale Bussières, Miki Manojlovic and Alexandre Mérineau
The Sex Monster Mike Binder United States Comedy Mariel Hemingway, Mike Binder, Renee Humphrey (credited as Renée Humphrey)
Skin Gang Bruce La Bruce Canada
Germany
United Kingdom
Japan
Drama, adult Steve Masters, Eden Miller, Slava Mogutin, Ralph Steel and Daniel Bätscher a.k.a. Skin Flick
Sleeping Beauties Jamie Babbit United States Short Sarah Lassez, Radha Mitchell, Clea DuVall, Vince Vieluf and Rose McGowan
Speedway Junky Nickolas Perry United States Drama Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Tiffani Thiessen and Patsy Kensit
Taboo Nagisa Oshima France
United Kingdom
Japan
Drama Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda. Shinji Takeda and Tadanobu Asano a.k.a. Gohatto
The Talented Mr. Ripley Anthony Minghella United States Crime, drama, thriller Jude Law, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport Based on the novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith
Three to Tango Damon Santostefano United States Comedy, Romance Matthew Perry, Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott, Oliver Platt
Trick Jim Fall United States Comedy, romance, musical Christian Campbell, John Paul Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley, Brad Beyer, Steve Hayes and Clinton Leupp
The Velocity of Gary Dan Ireland United States Drama, comedy Thomas Jane, Salma Hayek, Vincent D'Onofrio a.k.a. The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)
Where Lies the Homo? Jean-François Monette Canada Documentary
Why Not Me? Stéphane Giusti Spain
France
Switzerland
Comedy Amira Casar, Julie Gayet, Bruno Putzulu, Alexandra London, Carmen Chaplin, Johnny Hallyday, Marie-France Pisier, Brigitte Roüan, Assumpta Serna and Elli Medeiros

References

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  1. ^ Glatzer, Richard (March 14, 2000). "Creature (review)". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ Peele, Thomas (2001). ""Fight Club'"s Queer Representations". Jac. 21 (4): 862–869. JSTOR 20866451.
  3. ^ "The Matrix Was a Trans Allegory, Confirms Lilly Wachowski". Vanity Fair. 4 August 2020.